Chromatin and microtubule organisation in maturing and pre-activated porcine oocytes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Zygote

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-129

  Kim, Bong Ki ^a   Lee, Youn Jeong ^a   Cui, Xiang Shun ^a   Kim, Nam Hyung ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Centrosome; ICSI; Microtubules; Oocyte maturation; Pig eggs; Pronucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CENTROSOME; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; MALE; MICROTUBULES; OOCYTES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SWINE;

EID: 0036582001     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199402002174     Document Type: Article

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